Recorded 1984–2013 Boys' name Peak 2005 126 births

Jayant — boys' name

126 babies named Jayant in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s302000s572010s33

The verdict

126 boys have been named Jayant since 1984, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2013.

126
total births
1984–2013
years on record
2000s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Jayant was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

11 babies were named Jayant in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jayant

The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Jayant between 1984 and 2013, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jayant currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jayant performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jayant shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jayant in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 126 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jayant at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

126

Since 1984

30 years of records

Peak year

2005

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1984

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2013

Jayant popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1984

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2005)
11
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4681012 2013201020072004199619921984 6

Jayant by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
57 births that decade — 45% of Jayant's all-time total
1980s61990s302000s572010s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jayant?
126 babies have been named Jayant since 1984. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2005 with 11 births.
When was Jayant most popular?
Jayant was most popular in the 2000s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Jayant been used?
Jayant has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 30 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Jayant?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jayden, Jay, Jayce, Jaylen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.